At Alfred Stieglitz's, Lake George, New York

c. 1927

Marjorie Content

Associated Names
Marjorie Content

Artist, American, 1895 - 1984

The image shows a front-facing view of a wooden side wall of a rustic structure, likely a cabin or shed. The focus is on the detailed surface of the wood and the dominating door. The wood displays age and texture through grain patterns and a weathered appearance. The color palette is monochromatic with varying sepia tones. Close to the structure, there are wild branches and grass. The light casts distinct patterns and shadows on the wood, enhancing its texture. The branches in front of the door create shadows and blend with the structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jill Quasha

  • Dimensions

    image: 17 x 12 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 17.7 x 12.7 cm (6 15/16 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.89.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marjorie Content; (Vincent Vallarino, New York, acquired late 1970s); (Jill Quasha, New York, acquired 1987); gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Quasha, Jill. Marjorie Content: Photographs. New York: W.W. Norton, 1994.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Marjorie Content c. 1927; by unknown hand, upper right, in graphite: CEP 124; center, in graphite: 15 A 4/glH (?); lower right, in graphite: MC-71-C

Wikidata ID

Q64157757

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